nct as the 21 us universities i applied to specifically: a thread

warning: this is very reflective of the fact that i'm an over-achieving asian in california LMAO ok let's begin

taeil: rice university

- the texas vibes. no other explanation needed

taeyong: harvard university

- prestige. fame. look at him he's high-class
- better than u
- tops all the rankings

johnny: duke university

- jock
- friendly, social, extroverted
- smarter than he looks

yuta: ohio state university

descrip. creds to jac thank u for helping me w this stupid thread
- sports
- lowkey hot arrogance but actually nice
- school spirit!

kun: cal poly san luis obispo

- idk the vibes just fit
- studious
- has come to accept that there is nothing to do in slo LMAO

doyoung: yale university

- class president
- smart and knows it
- dotae as harvard/yale rivalry

ten: georgetown university

- idk i just felt this one in my gut
- bit of an artsy high-class vibe
- jokes about the dorms/food being shitty as fuck

jaehyun: emory university

- chill
- worldly and multicultural LOL
- jack of all trades

winwin: northeastern

- no real explanation just vibes
- underrated
- takes a while to warm up to people

jungwoo: university of chicago

- this one was so hard to decide ugh
- a bit quirky but in a good way
- always smiling regardless of how dead you are inside

lucas: university of california irvine

- rich international student vibes
- visuals
- lots of good food

mark: columbia university

- amazing english department
- city boy
- smart as hell, ready to change the world
- i wrote about this in a wip i am So attached to columbia mark

xiaojun: vanderbilt university

- more "no explanation just vibes"
- work hard play hard
- questionably classy

hendery: university of california san diego

- ok you're really gonna have to trust me on the vibes here
- can be weird. but chill and fun. hardworking
- good food in the area but u are stuck at the dining hall
- lots of variety

renjun: university of california berkeley

- artsy hipster vibe, social activism
- well-rounded, hardworking
- bay area vibes
- does not hide how dead they are

jeno: northwestern university (sorry jac lol)

- jock but in an understated way
- good to cuddle when it is cold
- smarter than they get credit for

haechan: university of california santa barbara

- belongs on the beach
- fun-loving and social!!
- idk lmao ucsb vibes haechan ace

jaemin: university of california los angeles

- i wrote about this in a fic too LOL
- multi-faceted, lots to explore
- brags about the food
- so pretty
- socal vibes

yangyang: university of southern california

- rich kid vibes
- fun and playful, popular + lots of friends
- hidden jack of all trades
- jaemyang as ucla/usc rivalry but it's just them posturing stupidly

chenle: university of pennsylvania

- 10-year life plan
- high class and cultured
- flexes ben franklin as a joke
- wharton vibes

jisung: boston university

- ur gonna have to trust me on this too
- a little shy at first but very fun!
- rising up in the rankings

end of thread! thank u to xin and jac for contributions <3 thinking of all the events that lead to me making this thread gives me a headache LOL

OH SHIT also ignore that i forgot the pic of slo for kun <3